Symptoms Of Arthritis
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T T
By T T
Published on 02/4/2007
Arthritis is a term that is used for a group of over 100 conditions. Both children and adults are afflicted with arthritis.
Symptoms Of Arthritis
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Arthritis is a term that is used for a group of over 100 conditions. Both children and adults are afflicted with arthritis. Most commonly, the symptoms of arthritis will show up in the joints, but it can be systemic (affecting the entire body).
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Osteoarthritis-known as DJD (degenerative joint disease), the symptoms affects feet, hips, knees, and fingers.
Movement loss
Swollen joints
Stiff joints
Joints snap
Boney growth at joints
Abnormal angulations of joints
Rheumatoid-the immune system attacks the lining in the joints. This type is systemic.
Deformed joints
Swollen joints
Stiff joints
Fatigue
Weight loss
Anemia
Low grade fever
Bumps under skin around affected joints
Gout-uric acid is not metabolized properly, so builds up and is deposited in joints and other parts of the body. Symptoms come on suddenly and severely.
Joint swelling
Shiny red or purple skin around affected joint
Extreme pain sensitivity
Juvenile-most common form is rheumatoid. There may be a complete recovery for some children; others suffer their entire life with it.
Joint pain
Stiff joints
Movement limitations
High fever
Pink rash
Swollen lymph nodes
Ankylosing Spodylitis-inflammatory disease of the spine that can leave vertebra fused and the spine ridged.
Back pain and stiffness
Limited range of motion
Fatigue
Unable to fully expand chest
Weight loss
Eye inflammation
Low grade fever
Psoriatic-is similar to rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms are usually mild.
Swollen joints
Stiff joints
Severe psoriasis
Joint deformation
Hand and feet joints are most commonly affected
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-it is more commonly known as lupus. The body’s immune system will attack and damage its own joints and organs as if it were foreign tissue.
Swollen, painful joints
Fever
Fatigue
Weight loss
Sensitivity to light
Skin rash
Swollen glands
Nausea and vomiting
Hair loss
Red spots on skin
Health care professionals diagnose arthritis by the symptoms of arthritis, family history, blood test, imaging, and exams.
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%%Include./home/ad121/public_html/asquare.php%% Different types of arthritis will have different symptoms
Osteoarthritis-known as DJD (degenerative joint disease), the symptoms affects feet, hips, knees, and fingers.
Rheumatoid-the immune system attacks the lining in the joints. This type is systemic.
Gout-uric acid is not metabolized properly, so builds up and is deposited in joints and other parts of the body. Symptoms come on suddenly and severely.
Juvenile-most common form is rheumatoid. There may be a complete recovery for some children; others suffer their entire life with it.
Ankylosing Spodylitis-inflammatory disease of the spine that can leave vertebra fused and the spine ridged.
Psoriatic-is similar to rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms are usually mild.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-it is more commonly known as lupus. The body’s immune system will attack and damage its own joints and organs as if it were foreign tissue.
Health care professionals diagnose arthritis by the symptoms of arthritis, family history, blood test, imaging, and exams.
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